Song of Inspiration

I've always loved listening to Steven Curtis Chapman's songs. He's a great singer and song writer and his lyrics just get to the core of your soul. We even used one of his songs, "I Will Be Here," in our wedding ceremony.

Steven and his wife Mary Beth adopted three daughters from China. He wrote a song called "When Love Takes You In" to describe the miracle of adoption. I heard this song for the first time a few years ago and I couldn't help but burst into tears. It's just so beautiful and powerful. Now we are living this song.

Below are the song's lyrics. You can click on the song title to view the music video and listen to the song. I understand not everyone is called to adopt, but each person can take a part by praying for all the precious children in the world who are waiting for LOVE to take them into a place called 'home'...

When Love Takes You In
by Steven Curtis Chapman

I know you’ve heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You’ve heard about a place called home
But there doesn’t seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream

Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in

And somewhere while you’re sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be

When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
There is nothing that could ever cause this love to lose its hold

When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in